app.js

var getApp = function (config) {
	var express = require('express');
	var app = module.exports = express.createServer();

	//middleware
	function local_env (req, res, next){
		res.local('real_time_server', config.server.production.real_time_server)
		next();
	}

	app.configure(function(){
		app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
		app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
		app.register ('.html', require('ejs'));
		app.register ('.ejs', require('ejs'));
		app.use(express.bodyParser());
		app.use(express.methodOverride());
		app.use(express.cookieParser());
				
		app.use(local_env);
		app.use(app.router);
		
		var oneYear = 31557600000;
		app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public', { maxAge: oneYear }));
	});

	app.configure('development', function(){
	  app.use(express.errorHandler({ dumpExceptions: true, showStack: true })); 
	});

	app.configure('production', function (){
	  app.use(express.errorHandler()); 
	});

	//routes
	require('./routes/index').configure(app);

	return app;
};

exports.getApp = getApp;